Racing question...but dealing with Warbird identification
Thu Mar 12, 2009 10:07 am
Okay...a couple of $64,000 questions to throw out into cyber-land.
1. At the 1971 California 1000, Sis-Q Flying Service entered and qualified an F7F Tigercat N7626C (Tanker E42). Though the plane qualified at 326 mph, they decided not to run the race. Anyone know who the pilot was?
2. At the same race, someone entered a (of all things) Bellanca. I'm assuming it was a Viking or something of the sort, but have ZERO information on it. Registration number and owner/pilot?
3. At the 1973 California National Air Races, Jack Flaherty entered two P-51's. One was N119H "Miss Francis" which John Crocker raced as #9. But Jack's other Mustang was the black and gold N151X that was entered as #8. I have a photo of the plane at the race with the race number on the side, but can find no record of the plane actually racing, nor any indication of who the pilot was. Anyone? Buehller?
Brad
1. At the 1971 California 1000, Sis-Q Flying Service entered and qualified an F7F Tigercat N7626C (Tanker E42). Though the plane qualified at 326 mph, they decided not to run the race. Anyone know who the pilot was?
2. At the same race, someone entered a (of all things) Bellanca. I'm assuming it was a Viking or something of the sort, but have ZERO information on it. Registration number and owner/pilot?
3. At the 1973 California National Air Races, Jack Flaherty entered two P-51's. One was N119H "Miss Francis" which John Crocker raced as #9. But Jack's other Mustang was the black and gold N151X that was entered as #8. I have a photo of the plane at the race with the race number on the side, but can find no record of the plane actually racing, nor any indication of who the pilot was. Anyone? Buehller?
Brad
Thu Mar 12, 2009 10:59 am
Brad, I have a copy of the Race Program for the 1971 California 1000. Looking at the enclosed entry list I see one Tigercat listed as Race #443 with Ed Real shown as pilot. I do not see a Bellanca listed. 
Robbie
Robbie